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US4447421A
US4447421A US06/482,271 US48227183A US4447421A US 4447421 A US4447421 A US 4447421A US 48227183 A US48227183 A US 48227183A US 4447421 A US4447421 A US 4447421A
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  • the invention is a process for the preparation of solid, particulated animal feed premixes, characterized by having a certain particle size and hardness range, wherein the premixes contain various drugs or micronutrients and other, pharmaceutically and nutritionally acceptable diluents, binders and formulation aids as needed, or desired.
  • Feed mills in which medicated animal feed premixes, supplements, concentrates or finished medicated animal feeds are prepared have a tendency to retain some of the finely divided drugs due to electrostatic adhesion, dusting or some other phenomenon associated with the day-to-day operation of such installations.
  • the retention of drugs within the mill is obviously undesired since it may, and usually does, result in the contamination of subsequent batches of nonmedicated animal feed or supplement prepared in said mill.
  • the objective of the present invention to provide a method for the prevention of excessive build up, deposition, retention and/or dusting of a drug or mixture of drugs in a feed mill or in any other equipment used for the preparation of the above animal feed products, which would result in the contamination of same with said drugs while traversing said mill or other equipment in the course of being prepared; comprising: a process of compacting a drug or a mixture of drugs, optionally blended with a compressible, nutritionally acceptable and pharmaceutically inert diluent or diluent mixture, with sufficient force to obtain a compacted material of at least 10 kg to 30 kg hardness on a Stokes hardness tester and of a particle size range of 10 to 150 mesh.
  • the particles of the premixes obtained by the process of the present invention are designed to be of a size range large enough not to adhere to processing equipment surfaces (or to packaging surfaces) as for instance by electrostatic adhesion, or to be carried away in a dust collecting stream, and yet at the same time to be of an adequately small size range so that a statistically sufficient number of particles are present in the finished feed premix to assure uniform distribution throughout the batch of feed in which it is blended to achieve the desired drug concentration.
  • conventional medicated animal feed premixes are prepared by blending finely powdered drugs (crude or pure) and/or micronutrients with pharmaceutically and nutritionally acceptable diluents or carriers to obtain drug concentrations in the premixes so that convenient quantities, e.g., 0.5, 1 or 2 lb (or kg) per ton of feed can be weighed out by the feed formulators.
  • convenient quantities e.g., 0.5, 1 or 2 lb (or kg) per ton of feed
  • the drug particles remain discrete and thus their distribution pattern is independent of the other ingredients of the premix.
  • wide particle size ranges or unexpected agglormeration may change this pattern from the one desired.
  • granular, medicated animal feed premixes can be prepared from any drug or combination of drugs by combining these with the necessary amount of a compressible, inert and pharmaceutically and nutritionally acceptable diluent, such as whey solids, in the absence of added water or any other liquid binder, followed by blending, compacting and granulating the composition under sufficiently mild conditions so as to avoid adiabatic overheating (caused by some extrusion processes) of the mixtures and thus prevent or minimize thermal decomposition of the components.
  • a compressible, inert and pharmaceutically and nutritionally acceptable diluent such as whey solids
  • the finished granules are of relatively uniform potency throughout, and having been compacted under pressure prior to granulation, the granules possess better resistance to crushing, crumbling and surface abrasion during storage and during blending with feed.
  • the feed premixes prepared by the process of the invention are useful for the distribution of any drug or microingredient in feedstuffs.
  • the process of the present invention is especially useful for the preparation of medicated premixes containing pure drugs, since these are, as a general rule, used in very small amounts and, in addition, are usually very fine in particle size and thus tend to be subject to various types of segregation from the feed matrix.
  • the particulated compositions prepared by the process of this invention are of a size range so that adhering, and thus retention of the product in the blending conveying and compacting equipment, is minimized. Retention in said equipment would normally lead to the phenomenon known as drug carry-over or cross-contamination.
  • Medicated feed premixes prepared by the process of the present invention comprise: about 5% by weight to about 65% by weight of composition, a finely divided drug or a mixture of drugs hereinbelow defined and described in detail and a compressible, nutritionally acceptable and pharmaceutically inert diluent or diluent mixture in amounts sufficient to total said composition to 100%.
  • a medicated feed premix can be prepared by admixing an antibiotic such as Avoparcin, Bacitracin, Bambermycin, Griseofulvin, Hygromycin B, Lincomycin, Monensin, Neomycin, Nystatin, Oleandomycin, Streptomycin, Tylosin and salts thereof, Virginiamycin or a tetracycline antiobiotic such as tetracycline, chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline or dimethylchlortetracycline and mixtures thereof, either as the pure drugs or the fermentation solids containing the solids, a sulfa drug such as sulfamethazine, sulfaethoxypyridazine, sulfadimethoxine, sulfaquinoxaline, sulfathiazole or other suitable sulfa drugs, carbadox, thiabendazole, procaine penicillin G or other antibioticsulfa drug such as Avoparcin
  • the mixture thus obtained is then thoroughly blended and fed into a set of compacting rolls which are under hydraulic pressure of from about 90 kg cm -2 to about 212 kg cm -2 .
  • the compacted material emerges from the rolls in various shapes such as briquettes, ribbed sheets and the like depending on the type of compacting rolls chosen.
  • the emerging solid shapes possess a Stokes hardness range of from about 10 kg to about 30 kg in contrast to conventional granulated feed premixes having a hardness range of from about 5 kg to 8 kg.
  • the material thus obtained is ground or fragmented by suitable means to the desired particle size range, usually from 10/40 to 40/150 mesh.
  • compositions comprising at least one of each of the antibiotics selected from the group defined above, a sulfa drug, carbadox or thiabendazole and a penicillin antibiotic as the active components of said composition. It should be clearly understood, however, that the above process can be used successfully to prepare medicated feed premixes having the above described desirable characteristics, but containing only one of the above described drugs, especially sulfa drugs.
  • composition of chlortetracycline fermentation solids comprising: chlortetracycline calcium complex, mycelial solids, nutrient residues and filteraid, and containing 10% by weight to about 25% by weight of chlortetracycline; 2% to 10% by weight of formulation of sulfamethazine, 2% to 10% by weight of procaine penicillin G and sufficient amount of whey solids to total the mixture to 100%, are mixed.
  • the above whey solids have the following composition:
  • the mixture is then thoroughly blended and fed into a pair of compacting rolls which are under a hydraulic pressure of from about 90 kg cm -2 to about 212 kg cm -2 , and finally, the shaped, compacted material is ground and sifted to a particle size range of from 10 to 150 mesh, and preferably 16/60 mesh.
  • medicated feed premixes are prepared, comprising 10% to 100% by weight of composition of a sulfa drug selected from sulfamethazine, sulfaethoxypyridazine, sulfathiazole or other suitable sulfa drugs and mixtures thereof; and when the amount of said drugs is less than 100% an inert diluent or mixture of diluents, selected from the group hereinabove described, in amounts sufficient to total said premix to 100%.
  • a sulfa drug selected from sulfamethazine, sulfaethoxypyridazine, sulfathiazole or other suitable sulfa drugs and mixtures thereof.
  • the medicated premixes prepared by the process of the invention are designed to allow incorporation of about 100 g of tetracycline antibiotic, of about 100 g of sulfa drug and of about 50 g penicillin per ton of feed.
  • the process can easily be changed to accomodate any other desired drug concentration by varying the concentration of the drug in the feed premix or by changing the accepted particle size range so that an adequate number of particles of compacted premix per ton of feed are introduced to assure statistically uniform distribution.
  • Medicated feed premix batches are prepared, having the composition and size as given in Table I below.
  • the components are mixed and blended for 10 minutes in a ribbon blender.
  • the blended composition is then fed to 2.5 cm (1") wide briquetting rolls of 12.7 cm (5" diameter) at a predetermined pressure and rate to yield briquettes or ribbons having a range of desired hardness.
  • These compacts are then ground and sieved to 26/60 mesh and ⁇ 60 mesh fractions. Table II below lists the number of batches prepared, the compacting roll pressures used and the degree of hardness achieved.
  • the material is granulated to the desired mesh size range, 20 to 60 mesh.
  • a medicated granular feed premix comprising:
  • Three medicated feed premix batches of approximately 90 kg (200 lb) each are prepared, having the following composition:
  • the components are mixed and blended for 10 minutes in a ribbon blender.
  • the blended compositions are then fed to 10.16 cm (4") wide rolls of 25.4 cm (10") diameter at a predetermined pressure and rate to yield ribbons exceeding 30 kg Stokes hardness rating.
  • the compacted samples are ground and sifted to 16/80 and 30/80 mesh fractions.
  • a 20 g sample of sulfamethazine is compacted at 105.46 kg cm -2 pressure.
  • the compaction has an averaged (four measurements) Stokes hardness rating of 10.25 kg.
  • the sample is ground and sifted to 60/100 mesh.
  • Two medicated feed premix batches of 2,000 g each are prepared, having the following composition:
  • the components are mixed and blended for 10 minutes in a double cone blender, and are then compacted at 105.46 kg cm -2 pressure.
  • the thus obtained compactions have an averaged (three measurements, each) Stokes hardness rating of 18.7 kg and 16.0 kg, respectively.
  • the samples are ground and sifted to 30/80 mesh.
  • a 2,000 g sample of medicated granular feed premix is prepared, having the following composition:
  • the components are mixed, blended, and are then compacted at 105.46 kg cm -2 pressure.
  • the compacted blend has a stokes hardness of 25.0 kg (average of three measurements).
  • the sample is ground to 16/60 mesh.
  • a total of 25 two-ton batches of medicated feed supplement crumbles are prepared using commercial equipment. Ten of these two-ton batches are prepared using standard medicated feed premixes while 15 of these two-ton batches are prepared from medicated feed premixes made by the method of the present invention.
  • composition of the two-ton medicated feed supplement crumbles is as follows:
  • the preparation of the ten two-ton batches of medicated feed supplement crumbles is followed by a clean-out procedure during which extensive samples are obtained.
  • the clean-out procedure comprises a 200 lb "wash” and two two-ton "flushes".
  • the "wash” and the two "flushes” consist of an alfalfa-grain screenings mixture with fat.
  • the 200 lb "wash” is discarded while the two two-ton flushes usually are stored for later use in the preparation of similar medicated feed additives.
  • a similar clean-out procedure follows the preparation of the 15 two-ton batches of medicated feed supplement crumbles prepared from the granular compacted premixes of the present invention.
  • Medicated pig feed supplements are prepared in four trials, each using a standard 18% protein swine starter formula in combination with:
  • the drug premixes are incorporated each at a 25 lb per ton level in 4 ⁇ 1,000 lb batches, followed by one 1,000 lb non-medicaed swine feed which serves as a flush.
  • the composition of these rations are shown in Table IV.

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Abstract

The invention is a process for the preparation of animal feed supplements containing various drugs or drug combinations, wherein uniformly potent particles of controlled particle size are obtained by the process, and the particles have been imparted a degree of hardness, sufficient to withstand shattering, abrasion or crumbling while in storage or being blended with feed, and thereby to minimize the retention of said drugs by the processing equipment. The invention also relates to a medicated animal feed supplement comprising a mixture of tetracycline antibiotics, sulfa drugs, penicillin antibiotics and whey solids.

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This is a continuation of Ser. No. 239,740, filed Mar. 2, 1981, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 147,805, filed May 8, 1980, both are now abandoned.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention is a process for the preparation of solid, particulated animal feed premixes, characterized by having a certain particle size and hardness range, wherein the premixes contain various drugs or micronutrients and other, pharmaceutically and nutritionally acceptable diluents, binders and formulation aids as needed, or desired.
Feed mills in which medicated animal feed premixes, supplements, concentrates or finished medicated animal feeds are prepared, have a tendency to retain some of the finely divided drugs due to electrostatic adhesion, dusting or some other phenomenon associated with the day-to-day operation of such installations. The retention of drugs within the mill is obviously undesired since it may, and usually does, result in the contamination of subsequent batches of nonmedicated animal feed or supplement prepared in said mill.
It is, therefore, the objective of the present invention to provide a method for the prevention of excessive build up, deposition, retention and/or dusting of a drug or mixture of drugs in a feed mill or in any other equipment used for the preparation of the above animal feed products, which would result in the contamination of same with said drugs while traversing said mill or other equipment in the course of being prepared; comprising: a process of compacting a drug or a mixture of drugs, optionally blended with a compressible, nutritionally acceptable and pharmaceutically inert diluent or diluent mixture, with sufficient force to obtain a compacted material of at least 10 kg to 30 kg hardness on a Stokes hardness tester and of a particle size range of 10 to 150 mesh.
The particles of the premixes obtained by the process of the present invention are designed to be of a size range large enough not to adhere to processing equipment surfaces (or to packaging surfaces) as for instance by electrostatic adhesion, or to be carried away in a dust collecting stream, and yet at the same time to be of an adequately small size range so that a statistically sufficient number of particles are present in the finished feed premix to assure uniform distribution throughout the batch of feed in which it is blended to achieve the desired drug concentration.
In general, conventional medicated animal feed premixes are prepared by blending finely powdered drugs (crude or pure) and/or micronutrients with pharmaceutically and nutritionally acceptable diluents or carriers to obtain drug concentrations in the premixes so that convenient quantities, e.g., 0.5, 1 or 2 lb (or kg) per ton of feed can be weighed out by the feed formulators. Unfortunately, in such premixes, the drug particles remain discrete and thus their distribution pattern is independent of the other ingredients of the premix. When blended with animal feed, wide particle size ranges or unexpected agglormeration may change this pattern from the one desired.
The difficulties encountered by using fine powders in medicated animal feed premixes has been recognized, and a number of attempts have been made to overcome them. Thus, such formulations have been aggregated on to the surface of coarse carriers by the use of suitable binders or sticking agents; while other attempts relate to the preparation of wet aggregates followed by granulation and subsequent drying of the granules. Unfortunately, these processes are less than satisfactory. The former process yields aggregates which do not adhere permanently, drying and attrition during storage and handling releases free, fine drug particles which again become subject to segregation, adhesion to surfaces and to removal as dust. The latter process is generally too costly for this type of application and also, because of the frequent use of water, causes stability problems with many drugs.
It is now found that by the process and composition of my invention, granular, medicated animal feed premixes can be prepared from any drug or combination of drugs by combining these with the necessary amount of a compressible, inert and pharmaceutically and nutritionally acceptable diluent, such as whey solids, in the absence of added water or any other liquid binder, followed by blending, compacting and granulating the composition under sufficiently mild conditions so as to avoid adiabatic overheating (caused by some extrusion processes) of the mixtures and thus prevent or minimize thermal decomposition of the components. Furthermore, since thorough blending precedes the compacting and granulation steps, the finished granules are of relatively uniform potency throughout, and having been compacted under pressure prior to granulation, the granules possess better resistance to crushing, crumbling and surface abrasion during storage and during blending with feed.
Consequently, more uniform distribution of drugs in the feed can be expected; and, in general, the feed premixes prepared by the process of the invention are useful for the distribution of any drug or microingredient in feedstuffs.
The process of the present invention is especially useful for the preparation of medicated premixes containing pure drugs, since these are, as a general rule, used in very small amounts and, in addition, are usually very fine in particle size and thus tend to be subject to various types of segregation from the feed matrix. Specifically, as stated above, the particulated compositions prepared by the process of this invention are of a size range so that adhering, and thus retention of the product in the blending conveying and compacting equipment, is minimized. Retention in said equipment would normally lead to the phenomenon known as drug carry-over or cross-contamination.
Medicated feed premixes prepared by the process of the present invention comprise: about 5% by weight to about 65% by weight of composition, a finely divided drug or a mixture of drugs hereinbelow defined and described in detail and a compressible, nutritionally acceptable and pharmaceutically inert diluent or diluent mixture in amounts sufficient to total said composition to 100%.
Conveniently, by the process and composition of the invention, a medicated feed premix can be prepared by admixing an antibiotic such as Avoparcin, Bacitracin, Bambermycin, Griseofulvin, Hygromycin B, Lincomycin, Monensin, Neomycin, Nystatin, Oleandomycin, Streptomycin, Tylosin and salts thereof, Virginiamycin or a tetracycline antiobiotic such as tetracycline, chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline or dimethylchlortetracycline and mixtures thereof, either as the pure drugs or the fermentation solids containing the solids, a sulfa drug such as sulfamethazine, sulfaethoxypyridazine, sulfadimethoxine, sulfaquinoxaline, sulfathiazole or other suitable sulfa drugs, carbadox, thiabendazole, procaine penicillin G or other stable penicillin salts, an inert diluent which has been found to compact well, such as whey solids, lactose, sucrose, cellulose, ground oyster shells, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate or mixtures thereof, and preferably whey solids. The mixture thus obtained is then thoroughly blended and fed into a set of compacting rolls which are under hydraulic pressure of from about 90 kg cm-2 to about 212 kg cm-2. The compacted material emerges from the rolls in various shapes such as briquettes, ribbed sheets and the like depending on the type of compacting rolls chosen. The emerging solid shapes possess a Stokes hardness range of from about 10 kg to about 30 kg in contrast to conventional granulated feed premixes having a hardness range of from about 5 kg to 8 kg. Finally, the material thus obtained is ground or fragmented by suitable means to the desired particle size range, usually from 10/40 to 40/150 mesh.
The above description of the process of the invention suggests compositions comprising at least one of each of the antibiotics selected from the group defined above, a sulfa drug, carbadox or thiabendazole and a penicillin antibiotic as the active components of said composition. It should be clearly understood, however, that the above process can be used successfully to prepare medicated feed premixes having the above described desirable characteristics, but containing only one of the above described drugs, especially sulfa drugs.
Thus, for instance, 25% by weight to about 35% by weight of composition of chlortetracycline fermentation solids comprising: chlortetracycline calcium complex, mycelial solids, nutrient residues and filteraid, and containing 10% by weight to about 25% by weight of chlortetracycline; 2% to 10% by weight of formulation of sulfamethazine, 2% to 10% by weight of procaine penicillin G and sufficient amount of whey solids to total the mixture to 100%, are mixed. The above whey solids have the following composition:
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Lactose, %        50-67.7                                                 
Protein, %       12.1-17.2                                                
Minerals, %       9.6-15.6                                                
Fat, %           0.75-1.0                                                 
Moisture, %      4.5-6.0                                                  
Fiber, %         --                                                       
Calcium, %       0.8-1.5                                                  
Phosphorus, %    0.7-1.0                                                  
Riboflavin, mg/kg                                                         
                 24.25-52.91                                              
Niacin, mg/kg    11.02-17.64                                              
Thiamine, mg/kg  3.97-4.85                                                
Panthotenic acid, mg/kg                                                   
                  48.5-74.96                                              
Choline, mg/kg   2,425.08-4.188.78                                        
Pyridoxine, mg/kg                                                         
                 2.87-5.29                                                
Vitamin B.sub.12, mmg/kg                                                  
                  26.1-33.07                                              
Folic Acid, mmg/kg                                                        
                 132.28-253.53                                            
Biotin, mmg/lb   352.74-595.25                                            
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It is recognized, of course, that there may be variations in the composition of whey solids depending on their origin. It is not expected, however, that such variations would significantly alter or otherwise affect the process of the present invention and the results obtained thereby.
The mixture is then thoroughly blended and fed into a pair of compacting rolls which are under a hydraulic pressure of from about 90 kg cm-2 to about 212 kg cm-2, and finally, the shaped, compacted material is ground and sifted to a particle size range of from 10 to 150 mesh, and preferably 16/60 mesh.
Similarly, by the above procedure, medicated feed premixes are prepared, comprising 10% to 100% by weight of composition of a sulfa drug selected from sulfamethazine, sulfaethoxypyridazine, sulfathiazole or other suitable sulfa drugs and mixtures thereof; and when the amount of said drugs is less than 100% an inert diluent or mixture of diluents, selected from the group hereinabove described, in amounts sufficient to total said premix to 100%.
It is recognized, of course, that the above process may be utilized in the preparation of medicated feed premixes containing drugs and antibiotics other than those listed above, and that additives such as antistatic agents, coating agents and drying agents may be incorporated in the premixes, if so desired.
The medicated premixes prepared by the process of the invention are designed to allow incorporation of about 100 g of tetracycline antibiotic, of about 100 g of sulfa drug and of about 50 g penicillin per ton of feed.
The process can easily be changed to accomodate any other desired drug concentration by varying the concentration of the drug in the feed premix or by changing the accepted particle size range so that an adequate number of particles of compacted premix per ton of feed are introduced to assure statistically uniform distribution.
The following non-limiting Examples are provided to further illustrate the invention.
EXAMPLE 1 Preparation of medicated granular feed premixes having the composition of the invention
Medicated feed premix batches are prepared, having the composition and size as given in Table I below.
The components are mixed and blended for 10 minutes in a ribbon blender. The blended composition is then fed to 2.5 cm (1") wide briquetting rolls of 12.7 cm (5" diameter) at a predetermined pressure and rate to yield briquettes or ribbons having a range of desired hardness. These compacts are then ground and sieved to 26/60 mesh and <60 mesh fractions. Table II below lists the number of batches prepared, the compacting roll pressures used and the degree of hardness achieved.
For comparison, a sample of a standard, medicated premix having the same composition, except for the diluent is compacted, and the pertinent data entered as No. 14 in Table II below, wherein it can be clearly seen that the composition of the present invention yields much harder material than comparable, conventional blends.
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Composition and size of medicated feed premixes of the present invention  
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              32     1,600                                                
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                              49.4  22.4                                  
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Sulfamethazine                                                            
          100 4.6    230 230  46.0  20.9                                  
Procaine  60  4.0    200 120  24.0  10.9                                  
Penicillin G                                                              
Whey solids   59.4   2,970                                                
Totals:       100.0  500                                                  
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1        94.5           25.5                                              
2        94.5           25.9                                              
3        122.5          29.6                                              
4        154.0          26.3                                              
5        189.0          30.0                                              
6        189.0          28.5                                              
7        189.0          25.5                                              
9        189.0          23.3                                              
10       189.0          19                                                
11       210.0          15.8                                              
12       210.0          26.5                                              
13       94.5           22.5                                              
14       94.5           7.5                                               
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EXAMPLE 2 Large scale preparation of medicated, granular feed premix having the composition of the invention
By the method of Example 1, chlortetracycline fermentation solids (18.94% pure; 4,732 g as is material=26% by weight of composition), sulfamethazine (100% pure; 840 g=4.63% by weight of composition), procaine penicillin G (60% pure; 734 g=4.05% by weight of composition) and whey solids (11,837 g=65.52% by weight of composition) are blended and fed at a rate of 800 g/minutes and at 129.5 g kg cm-2 pressure to 5 cm (2") wide 12.7 cm (5") diameter corrugated rolls to be compacted to the desired degree of hardness. Finally, the material is granulated to the desired mesh size range, 20 to 60 mesh.
The thus prepared premix provides:
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Ingredient         g/kg   g/lb                                            
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Chlortetracycline  49.4   22.4                                            
Sulfamethazine     46.3   21.0                                            
Procaine           24.25  11.0                                            
Penicillin G                                                              
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By the above method, excepting that calcium carbonate is substituted for whey solids, a medicated granular feed premix is prepared comprising:
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Ingredient       purity  composition                                      
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Chlortetracycline                                                         
                 15.4    64                                               
fermentation                                                              
solids                                                                    
Sulfamethazine   100     9                                                
Procaine         60      8                                                
Penicillin G                                                              
Calcium carbonate        19                                               
g.s. ad 100                                                               
Total                    100                                              
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EXAMPLE 3 Preparation of medicated granular feed premixes containing sulfamethazine
Three medicated feed premix batches of approximately 90 kg (200 lb) each are prepared, having the following composition:
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Component          kg      lb                                             
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Sulfamethazine     18.1437 40                                             
Oyster shell meal  36.2874 80                                             
Whey solids, sweet 36.2874 80                                             
Total:             90.1785 200                                            
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The components are mixed and blended for 10 minutes in a ribbon blender. The blended compositions are then fed to 10.16 cm (4") wide rolls of 25.4 cm (10") diameter at a predetermined pressure and rate to yield ribbons exceeding 30 kg Stokes hardness rating. The compacted samples are ground and sifted to 16/80 and 30/80 mesh fractions.
EXAMPLE 4 Preparation of compacted, granular, sulfamethazine
A 20 g sample of sulfamethazine is compacted at 105.46 kg cm-2 pressure. The compaction has an averaged (four measurements) Stokes hardness rating of 10.25 kg. The sample is ground and sifted to 60/100 mesh.
EXAMPLE 5 Preparation of medicated granular feed premixes containing 50% by weight of sulfamethazine
Two medicated feed premix batches of 2,000 g each are prepared, having the following composition:
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                         % by Wt                                          
Component       Wt in g  of Composition                                   
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Sulfamethazine  1,000    50                                               
Calcium Carbonate                                                         
                  500    25                                               
Whey solids, sweet                                                        
                  500    25                                               
Total:          2,000    100                                              
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The components are mixed and blended for 10 minutes in a double cone blender, and are then compacted at 105.46 kg cm-2 pressure. The thus obtained compactions have an averaged (three measurements, each) Stokes hardness rating of 18.7 kg and 16.0 kg, respectively. The samples are ground and sifted to 30/80 mesh.
EXAMPLE 6 Preparation of a medicated granular feed premix containing 10% by weight of sulfathiazole
A 2,000 g sample of medicated granular feed premix is prepared, having the following composition:
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                         % by Wt                                          
Component       Wt in g  of Composition                                   
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Sulfathiazole     200    10                                               
Whey solids, sweet                                                        
                1,000    50                                               
Calcium carbonate                                                         
                  800    40                                               
Total:          2,000    100                                              
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The components are mixed, blended, and are then compacted at 105.46 kg cm-2 pressure. The compacted blend has a stokes hardness of 25.0 kg (average of three measurements). The sample is ground to 16/60 mesh.
EXAMPLE 7 Determination of drug carry-over in a commercial feed mill during the preparation of medicated feed supplements
A total of 25 two-ton batches of medicated feed supplement crumbles are prepared using commercial equipment. Ten of these two-ton batches are prepared using standard medicated feed premixes while 15 of these two-ton batches are prepared from medicated feed premixes made by the method of the present invention.
The composition of the two-ton medicated feed supplement crumbles is as follows:
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Compound         Wt in lb  Wt in kg                                       
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Medicated feed premix*                                                    
                 222.6     103.69                                         
Grain screenings 1,800.0   816.47                                         
Alfalfa          1,811.4   821.64                                         
Animal fat       60.0      27.22                                          
Bond aid**       100.0     45.36                                          
Totals:          4,000.0   1,814.38                                       
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 *=  composition of the medicated feed premixes is given in Table II.     
 **=  Sodium lignin sulfonate                                             
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Composition of medicated feed premixes                                    
         Standard Formulation                                             
                       Granular, Compacted Formulation                    
Compound As is, in g                                                      
              % by Wt                                                     
                   g/lb                                                   
                       As is in g                                         
                             % by Wt                                      
                                  g/lb                                    
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Chlortetracycline                                                         
         226.8                                                            
              50   35  226.8 50   35                                      
fermentation                                                              
solids (15.43%)                                                           
Sulfamethazine                                                            
         35   7.72 35  35    7.72 35                                      
(100%)                                                                    
Oil, mineral                                                              
         9.08 2    9.08                                                   
                       --    --   --                                      
Soybean meal,                                                             
         182.71                                                           
              40.28                                                       
                   182.71                                                 
                       --    --   --                                      
q.s. ad 100                                                               
Whey solids,                                                              
         --   --   --  191.79                                             
                             42.28                                        
                                  191.79                                  
q.s. ad 100                                                               
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The preparation of the ten two-ton batches of medicated feed supplement crumbles is followed by a clean-out procedure during which extensive samples are obtained. The clean-out procedure comprises a 200 lb "wash" and two two-ton "flushes". The "wash" and the two "flushes" consist of an alfalfa-grain screenings mixture with fat. The 200 lb "wash" is discarded while the two two-ton flushes usually are stored for later use in the preparation of similar medicated feed additives. A similar clean-out procedure follows the preparation of the 15 two-ton batches of medicated feed supplement crumbles prepared from the granular compacted premixes of the present invention.
After flushing, the feed mill is used to prepare two three-ton blends of non-medicated feed pellets, and the flushings following same, are analyzed for sulfamethazine contamination. The data obtained are summarized in Table III below wherein it can be clearly seen that preparations using the granular, compacted feed premixes of the present invention decrease the sulfamethazine contamination two to ten fold compared to similar standard medicated feed premixes.
              TABLE III                                                   
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Determination of drug carry-over in a commercial feed mill                
during the preparation of feed supplements                                
                   Sulfamethazine                                         
                   Contamination in ppm                                   
                                  Granular,                               
Cumulative                        Compacted                               
Total Lbs                Standard Formulation                             
of Feed                  Formu-   of the                                  
Blended Sample           lation   Invention                               
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  200   200 lb mixer flush                                                
                         337      --                                      
 4,200  1st two-ton flush of 25.2                                         
                         215                                              
        Mixing/conveying system                                           
                         37.0     6.5                                     
                         40.7     3.2                                     
                         39.2     <3.2                                    
                         35.4                                             
        Tail of 1st two-ton                                               
                         579      17.8                                    
        flush                                                             
 8,200  2nd two-ton flush of                                              
                         40.7     5.2                                     
        mixing system    27.7     2.3                                     
                         12.7     <1.6                                    
                         9.5      --                                      
        Tail of 2nd two-ton                                               
                         11.8     6.6                                     
        flush                                                             
14,200  1st three-ton non-                                                
                         No samples                                       
                                  8.6                                     
        medicated through         4.5                                     
        mixing/conveying          1.2                                     
        system                                                            
        Tail of 1st three-        7.3                                     
        ton batch                                                         
20,200  2nd three-ton-non-                                                
                         6.7      1.6                                     
        medicated through                                                 
                         4.1      1.6                                     
        mixing/conveying 4.7      1.6                                     
        system           5.1      --                                      
                         5.7      --                                      
        Tail 2nd three-ton                                                
                         80       8.0                                     
        non-medicated blend                                               
24,200  1st two-ton flush of                                              
                         35.8     21.8                                    
        bagger and bagger bin                                             
                         14.2     16.1                                    
                         6.9      <1.5                                    
                         3.7      3.0                                     
                         4.0      20.5                                    
                         24.5     1.4                                     
        Tail of 1st two- 80.0     3.0                                     
        ton flush bagger                                                  
28,200  2nd two-ton flush                                                 
                         49.4     15.2                                    
        of bagger and bagger                                              
                         12.3     1.2                                     
        bin              4.5      0.8                                     
                         3.2      1.1                                     
                         1.3      <0.8                                    
        Tail of 2nd two-ton                                               
                         --       14.2                                    
        flush of bagger                                                   
32,200  3rd two-ton through                                               
                         2.1      7.6                                     
        bagging bin      <0.5     0.3                                     
                         <0.5     0.5                                     
        Tail or 3rd two-ton                                               
                         5.1      --                                      
        lot                                                               
        200 lb pellet mill                                                
                         192      127                                     
        flush                                                             
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EXAMPLE 8 Determination of drug carry-over in a feed mill during the preparation of medicated feed supplements
Medicated pig feed supplements are prepared in four trials, each using a standard 18% protein swine starter formula in combination with:
a. Standard medicated premix;
b. Compacted granular medicated premix;
c. Compacted granular sulfamethazine (100%), prepared by the method of Example 4;
d. Compacted granular sulfamethazine (20% by weight of formulation), prepared by the method of Example 3.
PROCEDURE
The drug premixes are incorporated each at a 25 lb per ton level in 4×1,000 lb batches, followed by one 1,000 lb non-medicaed swine feed which serves as a flush. The composition of these rations are shown in Table IV.
Upon completion of the trial runs, each is followed by the preparation of 20×1,000 lb of non-medicated poulty layer formula (composition appended to Example) which is passed through the mill and is bagged.
SAMPLING
All samples are taken from bags prior to final closure. Samples are taken from the 8th and 16th bags of each medicated swine ration blend. Samples are taken from bags 1, 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 of the non-medicated swine ration flush. The poulty layer feed which follows the swine feed production is sampled as follows: batches 1 and 2 are sampled at bags 1, 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20, thereafter samples are taken only from bags 8 and 16.
The samples are analyzed and the amount of sulfamethazine present in the medicated and non-medicated feed supplements is determined. The results are shown in Table V, wherein it can be clearly seen that contamination of non-medicated feeds is markedly lower when compacted granular feed premixes or drugs are used, rather than the corresponding non-compacted standard formulations.
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Percent by weight composition of the medicated                            
Feed supplement of the example                                            
                               Sulfamethazine -                           
           Non-  Medicated                                                
                        Medicated                                         
                               granular                                   
Component  Medicated                                                      
                 standard "a"                                             
                        granular "b"                                      
                               "c"  "d"                                   
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Soybean meal (44%)                                                        
           83.5  82.25  82.25  83.442                                     
                                    83.21                                 
Dicalcium phosphate                                                       
           6.0   6.0    6.0    6.0  6.0                                   
Limestone  6.5   6.5    6.5    6.5  6.5                                   
Salt       2.5   2.5    2.5    2.5  2.5                                   
Trace Minerals*                                                           
           0.5   0.5    0.5    0.5  0.5                                   
Vitamin premix**                                                          
           1.0   1.0    1.0    1.0  1.0                                   
Standard premix                                                           
           --    1.25   --     --   --                                    
Granular premix                                                           
           --    --     1.25   --   --                                    
Granular sulfa-                                                           
           --    --     --     0.058                                      
                                    --                                    
methazine (100%                                                           
by wt)                                                                    
Granular sulfa-                                                           
           --    --     --     --   0.292                                 
methazine (20%                                                            
by wt) ("d")                                                              
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 *= Analysis per lb:                                                      
 Maganese, minimum 10%; Iron, minimum 10%; Zinc, minimum 10%; Calcium,    
 maximum 5%, Calcium, minimum 4%; Copper minimum 1%; Iodine minimum 0.3%; 
 Cobalt, minimum 0.1%.                                                    
 Ingredients: Manganese sulfate, ferrous sulfate, ferrous carbonate, iron 
 oxide, zinc sulfate, zinc oxide, calcium carbonate, copper oxide,        
 potassium iodide, cobalt carbonate.                                      
 **=0 Analysis per lb:                                                    
 Vitamin A 400,000 USP units; Vitamin D.sub.3 30,000 USP units; Vitamin E 
 2,000 I units, Riboflavin 450 mgs; Menadione (K.sub.3) 155 mgs;          
 dPantothenic acid 1,200 mgs; Niacin 2,500 mgs; Choline chloride 46,100   
 mgs; Vitamin B.sub.12.                                                   
 Ingredients: Vitamin A acetate, dactivated animal sterol, dlalpha        
 tocopheryl acetate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, riboflavin       
 supplement, calcium pantothenate, niacin, choline chloride, Vitamin      
 B.sub.12 supplement, calcium carbonate roughage products, mineral oil and
 ethoxyquin, (a preservative).                                            
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Determination of drug carry-over in a feed mill                           
during the preparation of feed supplements                                
Cumulative Total       ppm Sulfamethazine found in                        
Lbs of Feed            feed supplement                                    
Blended  Sample        a    b    c     d                                  
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 1,000   Medicated Swine Conc.                                            
                       431  517  497   782                                
         Batch 1, Bag 16         432   741                                
 2,000   Medicated Swine Conc.                                            
                       373  500  467   674                                
         Batch 2, Bag 16         480   584                                
 3,000   Medicated Swine Conc.                                            
                       356  514  379   646                                
         Batch 3, Bag 16         508   683                                
 4,000   Medicated Swine Conc.                                            
         Batch 4,                                                         
         Bag 1              500  327   469                                
         Bag 4         298;301                                            
                            607  402   464                                
         Bag 12        398;419   449   705                                
         Bag 16        369;377   576   753                                
         Bag 20             594  1,868 822                                
 5,000   Nonmedicated Swine Conc.                                         
         Bag 1         --   18.1 11.4  6.8                                
         Bag 4         11.3 2.4                                           
         Bag 8         13.7 6.5  12.6  7.4                                
         Bag 12        16.1 2.3                                           
         Bag 16        17.7 4.9  12.8  15.7                               
         Bag 20        --   49.5 190.0 61.0                               
 6,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 1,                                                         
         Bag 1         19.4 3.8  11.3  7.2                                
         Bag 11        --   5.0                                           
         Bag 12        20.2 --   12.8  5.0                                
         Bag 20        175  6.8  66.6  51                                 
 7,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 2,                                                         
         Bag 1         8.9  2.4  3.6   3.5                                
         Bag 12        --   1.5  4.1   3.4                                
         Bag 20        94.6 5.2  47.5  28                                 
 8,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 3,                                                         
         Bag 8         21.8 0.5  2.7   2.8                                
         Bag 16        6.1  1.2  3.9   1.9                                
 9,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 4,                                                         
         Bag 8         3.4  0.5  1.6   1.2                                
         Bag 16        3.5  <0.5 2.1   1.3                                
10,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 5,                                                         
         Bag 8         3.5  <0.5 1.6   1.0                                
         Bag 16        44.9 <0.5 2.5   1.4                                
11,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 6,                                                         
         Bag 8         3.0  <0.5 0.8   0.6                                
         Bag 16        2.0  <0.5 0.6   0.6                                
12,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 7,                                                         
         Bag 8         1.0  <0.5 0.5   0.6                                
         Bag 16        1.3  <0.5 1.1   0.6                                
13,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 8,                                                         
         Bag 8         1.6  <0.5 0.5   0.7                                
         Bag 16        1.4  <0.5 1.0   0.5                                
14,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 9,                                                         
         Bag 8         0.7  <0.5 0.5   0.6                                
         Bag 16        0.8  <0.5 0.7   0.7                                
15,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 10,                                                        
         Bag 8         0.7  <0.5 0.7   0.5                                
         Bag 16        0.7  0.5  0.5   0.7                                
16,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 11,                                                        
         Bag 8         0.7  2.2;2.8                                       
                                 0.7   0.6                                
         Bag 16        0.6  <0.5 0.5   0.6                                
17,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 12,                                                        
         Bag 8         1.1  <0.5 0.5   0.5                                
         Bag 16        0.7  <0.5 <0.5  0.7                                
18,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 13,                                                        
         Bag 8         0.5  <0.5 0.5   0.7                                
         Bag 16        0.8  <0.5 <0.5  0.5                                
19,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 14,                                                        
         Bag 8         2.4  <0.5 <0.5  0.5                                
         Bag 16        7.7  <0.5 0.6   0.5                                
20,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 15,                                                        
         Bag 8         173  <0.5 0.9   0.5                                
         Bag 16        2.9  <0.5 <0.5  <0.5                               
21,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 16,                                                        
         Bag 8         1.4  <0.5 <0.5  < 0.5                              
         Bag 16        0.6  <0.5 0.5   0.5                                
22,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 17,                                                        
         Bag 8         0.5  <0.5 0.5   0.5                                
         Bag 16        0.6  <0.5 0.5   <0.5                               
23,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 18,                                                        
         Bag 8         <0.5 <0.5 <0.5  0.5                                
         Bag 16        0.5  <0.5 <0.5  0.6                                
24,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 19,                                                        
         Bag 8         0.6  <0.5 <0.5  0.5                                
         Bag 16        0.6  <0.5 0.6   <0.5                               
25,000   Poultry Layer Feed                                               
         Batch 20,                                                        
         Bag 8         160  <0.5 0.8   <0.5                               
         Bag 16        1.9  <0.5 0.8   <0.5                               
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POULTRY LAYER FORMULA                                                     
                         lbs                                              
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Component                                                                 
Soybean meal               280                                            
Corn, ground               295                                            
Sorghum grain, ground      300                                            
Dehydrated alfalfa         25                                             
Sub-total                  900                                            
Premix A (pounds)                                                         
Dicalcium phosphate        25                                             
Limestone                  30                                             
Salt                       5                                              
Oyster shell (SPECIAL PULLET SIZE)                                        
                           30                                             
Sub-total                  90                                             
Premix B (grams)                                                          
Vitamin A (10,000 IU/g)    150                                            
Vitamin D.sub.3 (15,000 IU/g)                                             
                           60                                             
Vitamin B.sub.12 (20 mg/lb)                                               
                           120                                            
B-Complex (1233)           450                                            
D-L Methionine             350                                            
Trace minerals             230                                            
Corn, ground               3,180                                          
Sub-total (in lbs)         10                                             
Total                      1,000                                          
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I claim:
1. In a process for preparing medicated animal feeds, feed additives, feed supplements or feed premixes, the improvement comprising
using in the process a tetracycline antibiotic, a sulfa drug, penicillin, monensin, tylosin or lasalocid or a mixture of the drugs by either
(a) compacting the drug or mixture of drugs or
(b) compacting a blend of the drug or mixture of drugs blended with a compressible and pharmaceutically acceptable inert diluent or diluent mixture with sufficient force to obtain a
(1) compacted cdrug
(2) compacted mixture of drugs
(3) compacted blend of drug and diluent or diluents or
(4) compacted blend of a mixture of drugs and a diluent or diluents
of at least about 10 kg to 30 kg hardness on a Stokes hardness tester and of a particle size range of 10 to 150 mesh to prevent excessive build-up, deposition, retention and dusting of the drug or mixture of drugs in the process.
2. A process according to claim 1 comprising
using in the process a sulfa drug by
compacting the drug as described and
blending the compacted drug with a pharmaceutically acceptable inert diluent or diluent mixture in amounts sufficient to total the medicated animal feeds, feed additives, feed supplements or premixes to 100%.
3. A feed supplement or feed premix process according to claim 2 comprising
using sulfamethazine in the process by
compacting the sulfamethazine as described
and
blending the compacted sulfamethazine with other drugs and with a pharmaceutically acceptable inert diluent or diluent mixture in amounts sufficient to total the supplement or premix to 100%.
4. A process according to claim 1 comprising
using in the process a sulfa drug or a mixture of a sulfa drug and one or more of the additional drugs of claim 1 by
compacting a blend of sulfa drug or a mixture of a sulfa drug and one or more of the additional drugs of claim 1 blended with a compressible and pharmaceutically acceptable inert diluent or diluent mixture.
5. A process according to claim 4 wherein a mixture of sulfamethazine or sulfathiazole and at least one additional drug of tylosin, chlortetracycline or a stable penicillin is used in the compacted blend.
6. A process according to claim 5 wherein the drug mixture comprises sulfamethazine, chlortetracycline and procaine penicillin G.
7. A process according to claim 5 wherein the drug mixture comprises sulfamethazine or sulfathiazole blended with tylosin or salts thereof.
8. A process according to claim 1 wherein the medicated animal feed supplement or premix preparation comprises: thoroughly blending 5% by weight to 65% by weight of the supplement or premix of a finely divided drug or a mixture of one or more finely divided drugs of tetracycline antibiotics, sulfa drugs or penicillin antibiotics with a compressible and pharmaceutically acceptable inert diluent or diluent mixture in amounts sufficient to total the supplement or premix to 100%; compacting the above blend with sufficient force to obtain compacted material of about 10 kg to about 30 kg hardness on a Stokes hardness tester; and grinding and sifting the compacted material to obtain a granular product of a particle size range of 10 to 150 mesh which is sufficiently large to avoid segregation or electrostatic adhesion and sufficiently small to assure statistically uniform distribution of the drugs in the finished feed and which is sufficiently hard to resist shattering, abrasion or crumbling.
9. A process according to claim 8 wherein the supplement or premix comprises: 16% by weight to 41% by weight of composition of chlortetracycline fermentation solids containing from 12% by weight to 27% by weight of chlortetracycline; 2% by weight to 6% by weight of composition of sulfamethazine; 2% by weight to 6% by weight of composition of procaine penicillin G; wherein the compacted material has a particle size range of 16 to 60 mesh.
10. A process according to claim 8 wherein the supplement or premix comprises: 32% by weight to 82% by weight of composition of chlortetracycline fermentation solids containing from 12% by weight to 27% by weight of chlortetracycline; 8% by weight to 13% by weight of composition of sulfamethazine; 7% by weight to 11% by weight of composition of procaine penicillin G; wherein the compacted material has a particle size range of 16 to 60 mesh.
11. A process according to claim 8 wherein the supplement or premix comprises: 25% by weight to 72% by weight of composition of chlortetracycline fermentation solids containing from 12% by weight to 27% by weight of chlortetracycline; and from 7% by weight to 10% by weight of sulfamethazine; wherein the compacted material has a particle size of 16 to 60 mesh.
12. A process according to claim 1 wherein the drug is penicillin.
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